Subjects

Discrimination

103 bills across 7 sessions, from the Legislature's subject index.

• AB 50 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2025
• SB 45 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE) Became law 2025
• AB 220 Relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services. Died at session end 2025
• AB 238 Relating to: prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs. Became law 2025
• AB 446 Relating to: consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin. Became law 2025
• SB 223 Relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services. Died at session end 2025
• SB 239 Relating to: prohibiting hotels, inns, and motels from discriminating against dog handlers who are accompanied by search and rescue dogs. Died at session end 2025
• SB 445 Relating to: consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin. Died at session end 2025
• SB 565 Relating to: pupil discrimination and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression, and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• SJR 94 Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration). Died at session end 2025
• SJR 98 Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). Died at session end 2025
• AB 1157 Relating to: pupil discrimination and private schools participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression, and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2025
• AJR 102 Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration). Adopted 2025
• AJR 108 Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). Died at session end 2025
• AB 43 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AJR 8 Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on whether school districts should be prohibited from teaching that one race or sex is superior or responsible for past acts. Died at session end 2023
• AR 19 Relating to: condemning the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement and condemning the increasing incidents of anti-Semitism. Died at session end 2023
• SB 70 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2023 legislature. (FE) Became law 2023
• SJR 7 Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on whether school districts should be prohibited from teaching that one race or sex is superior or responsible for past acts. Died at session end 2023
• AB 240 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. Died at session end 2023
• AB 501 Relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services. Died at session end 2023
• AB 526 Relating to: pupil discrimination and private school participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression, and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2023
• AB 722 Relating to: prohibited considerations in awarding state or local financial assistance. Died at session end 2023
• AB 735 Relating to: creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence related to sex, gender, or sexuality. Died at session end 2023
• AB 955 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination in organ transplantation and donation on the basis of an individual's vaccination status. Died at session end 2023
• SB 246 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. Died at session end 2023
• SB 474 Relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services. Died at session end 2023
• SB 505 Relating to: pupil discrimination and private school participating in a parental choice program or the Special Needs Scholarship Program, discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression, and providing a penalty. Died at session end 2023
• SB 686 Relating to: prohibited considerations in awarding state or local financial assistance. Died at session end 2023
• SB 698 Relating to: creating a civil cause of action for acts of violence related to sex, gender, or sexuality. Died at session end 2023
• SB 933 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination in organ transplantation and donation on the basis of an individual's vaccination status. Vetoed 2023
• AB 1112 Relating to: creating the Council for Equity and Inclusion and the Office for Equity and Inclusion and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 1192 Relating to: firearm transfers and possession, law enforcement and prosecution, victims and witnesses, obstruction of justice, mental health and substance use services, hate crimes reporting portal, fraud, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AB 1210 Relating to: issuance of identification cards and operator's licenses to undocumented persons. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• AJR 109 Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (first consideration). Adopted 2023
• AJR 140 Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). Died at session end 2023
• SB 1019 Relating to: creating the Council for Equity and Inclusion and the Office for Equity and Inclusion and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 1094 Relating to: firearm transfers and possession, law enforcement and prosecution, victims and witnesses, obstruction of justice, mental health and substance use services, hate crimes reporting portal, fraud, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SB 1108 Relating to: issuance of identification cards and operator's licenses to undocumented persons. (FE) Died at session end 2023
• SJR 111 Relating to: prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (first consideration). Died at session end 2023
• SJR 133 Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). Died at session end 2023
• AB 68 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature. (FE) Became law 2021
• AJR 8 Relating to: proclaiming that racism and racial inequity constitute a health crisis in Wisconsin. Died at session end 2021
• AB 126 Relating to: creating the Council for Equity and Inclusion and the Office for Equity and Inclusion and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 141 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. Died at session end 2021
• AB 303 Relating to: prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers due to vaccination record. Died at session end 2021
• AB 309 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 316 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on whether the person has received a COVID-19 vaccine. Vetoed 2021
• AB 360 Relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services. Died at session end 2021
• AB 411 Relating to: anti-racism and anti-sexism pupil instruction and anti-racism and anti-sexism training for employees of school districts and independent charter schools. (FE) Vetoed 2021
• AB 413 Relating to: anti-racism and anti-sexism student instruction and anti-racism and anti-sexism training for employees at the University of Wisconsin System and the Technical College System. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 414 Relating to: anti-racism and anti-sexism training for employees of state government and local government. (FE) Vetoed 2021
• AB 470 Relating to: eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim's gender identity or sexual orientation. Died at session end 2021
• AB 539 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination in organ transplantation on the basis of disability. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AJR 38 Relating to: condemning violence against the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) community. Died at session end 2021
• AJR 53 Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). Died at session end 2021
• SB 111 Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2021 legislature. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 251 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles. Died at session end 2021
• SB 336 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 337 Relating to: prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers due to vaccination record. Died at session end 2021
• SB 342 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on whether the person has received a COVID-19 vaccine. Died at session end 2021
• SB 362 Relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services. Died at session end 2021
• SB 409 Relating to: anti-racism and anti-sexism student instruction and anti-racism and anti-sexism training for employees at the University of Wisconsin System and the Technical College System. (FE) Vetoed 2021
• SB 410 Relating to: anti-racism and anti-sexism training for employees of state government and local government. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 411 Relating to: anti-racism and anti-sexism pupil instruction and anti-racism and anti-sexism training for employees of school districts and independent charter schools. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 450 Relating to: eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim's gender identity or sexual orientation. Died at session end 2021
• SB 538 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination in organ transplantation on the basis of disability. (FE) Became law 2021
• SJR 45 Relating to: condemning violence against the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) community. Died at session end 2021
• AB 1184 Relating to: issuance of identification cards and operator licenses to undocumented persons. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• SB 1104 Relating to: broadband expansion grants; assistance for paying for Internet service; regulations of broadband service; electric providers using easements to provide broadband; municipal broadband service; counting pupils for state school aid purposes; calculating the amount to be appropriated for state general school aid; school aid factors; special adjustment aids; hold harmless aid; per pupil aid; school district revenue limits; the first dollar and school levy property tax credits; creating a one-year fee remission program to cover tuition and fees for resident students enrolled in technical colleges and University of Wisconsin System two-year campuses; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2021
• AB 319 Relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, jury duty, and the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AB 436 Relating to: eliminating criminal defense of adequate provocation or self-defense if the claim is based on the victim's gender identity or sexual orientation. Died at session end 2019
• AB 440 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyle. Died at session end 2019
• AB 768 Relating to: creating the Council for Equity and Inclusion and the Office for Equity and Inclusion and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 308 Relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, jury duty, and the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• SB 393 Relating to: eliminating criminal defense of adequate provocation or self-defense if the claim is based on the victim's gender identity or sexual orientation. Died at session end 2019
• SB 479 Relating to: prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyle. Died at session end 2019
• SB 814 Relating to: creating the Council for Equity and Inclusion and the Office for Equity and Inclusion and making an appropriation. (FE) Died at session end 2019
• AJR 156 Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). Died at session end 2019
• SJR 103 Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). Died at session end 2019
• AB 48 Relating to: expanding the definition of hate crime victims to include law enforcement officers. Died at session end 2017
• AB 78 Relating to: lead service line replacements. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AJR 9 Relating to: condemning violence and hate speech and expressing solidarity with Muslims and all those targeted for their ethnicity, race, or religion. Died at session end 2017
• AR 13 Relating to: condemning the violence perpetuated by groups to achieve an end. Died at session end 2017
• AR 31 Relating to: condemning the increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and other forms of bias, prejudice, and discrimination. Died at session end 2017
• SB 48 Relating to: lead service line replacements. (FE) Became law 2017
• SB 64 Relating to: hate crime hotline. Died at session end 2017
• SB 67 Relating to: penalty enhancers for certain crimes. Died at session end 2017
• SJR 9 Relating to: condemning violence and hate speech and expressing solidarity with Muslims and all those targeted for their ethnicity, race, or religion. Died at session end 2017
• AB 101 Relating to: hate crime hotline. Died at session end 2017
• AB 418 Relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, jury duty, and the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services on the basis of a person's gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• SB 328 Relating to: discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, jury duty, and the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services on the basis of a person's gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation. (FE) Died at session end 2017
• AB 685 Relating to: transferring federal moneys received by the Department of Workforce Development to the Labor and Industry Review Commission and making an appropriation (suggested as remedial legislation by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau). Became law 2015
• AB 880 Relating to: medically accurate information, conscientious beliefs of reproductive health care providers, health care provider liability insurance, eliminating certain abortion requirements, prohibiting employment retribution and discrimination, actions against a person seeking or providing health care, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• AB 937 Relating to: racial profiling and other discriminatory policing practices and granting rule-making authority. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 560 Relating to: transferring federal moneys received by the Department of Workforce Development to the Labor and Industry Review Commission and making an appropriation (suggested as remedial legislation by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau). Died at session end 2015
• SB 653 Relating to: medically accurate information, conscientious beliefs of reproductive health care providers, health care provider liability insurance, eliminating certain abortion requirements, prohibiting employment retribution and discrimination, actions against a person seeking or providing health care, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SB 682 Relating to: penalty enhancers for certain crimes. Died at session end 2015
• SB 789 Relating to: medical use of marijuana, the regulation of marijuana distribution entities, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2015
• SJR 98 Relating to: proclaiming December 1, 2016, through December 7, 2016, as National Tolerance Week in Wisconsin. Died at session end 2015
• AB 217 Relating to: civil liability for performing a sex-selective abortion, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 201 Relating to: civil liability for performing a sex-selective abortion, and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2013
• SB 481 Relating to: prohibiting sexual orientation change efforts on minors and providing a penalty. (FE) Died at session end 2013